With me it's because I don't quite trust the handbrake....
Tim Hobbs
'58 Series 2 '77 101FC Ambulance '95 Discovery V8i
I think every Land Rover owner is guilty of "looking back" and admiring a piece of British Craftsmanship. You instantly know its British by design because it leaves a tell tale trail of oil,or a pool of radiator coolant on the floor....or if your really lucky you stand back admiring it parked on the side of the road bonnet up and steam pouring out of god only knows where...... Oh and Orwell sounds like an appropriate name(Can't believe it's that old and not got a name......criminal!)
Brev
Or, as one unfortunate recent poster found out, to see if it's still there :-(
Martyn
What is, the road? ;-)
Martyn
On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:28:53 +0100, Dave Wheatley made me spill my meths by writing:
Agree with you about the admiring thing but I also can't help looking to see if the road underneath is dry first than checking to see what rate of drips I have, and from where :) Known places is fine, it's the new ones or the change in drip rate that I'm looking for :)
It would have been more of a fright if it had been outside 'my' house...
I think it's bit of a 101 'right of passage' :-)
Martyn
Oh yes, BTDT....
Still doing it, actually. Damn filler pipe is made of sponge.
Tim Hobbs
'58 Series 2 '77 101FC Ambulance '95 Discovery V8i
easy mistake to make given the visibility afforded.
H'mmm another Morph oddity... The club one fitted Morph just fine.....well...I lie....in fact the size was ok but it was an arse to fit... HOWEVER!! you will be pleased to know that I've today removed the Self tappers from the fuel filler pannel so me dear mum could remove the paint easier with the scraper...yep you read right! Mum to the rescue, bless! :-)
I've been let loose with the rivets today :-) ...it's almost straight now! And there is military spec filler in the pannels behind the drivers door in small patches dotted up the side which look frighteningly like repairs from bullet holes...I'm sure they aren't but will take piccys if I get chance.
Lee D
and on holiday... :-(
Martyn
Bloody hell - who let him out of Sheffield?
He'd better get back soon. There's quite a list
i) Discovery misfire - occasional but pretty dire when it kicks in ii) Discovery brake upgrade iii) Discovery suspension lift, rebush and bodywork hack, sorry, careful remodelling iv) 101 gearbox, difflock and fuel filler
Tim Hobbs
'58 Series 2 '77 101FC Ambulance '95 Discovery V8i
Get in the queue. My list is shorter, but (sadly) far more pressing :-(
Martyn
What have you broken?
Tim Hobbs
'58 Series 2 '77 101FC Ambulance '95 Discovery V8i
To do urgently:
Grumble: Smoke (lots) from, I suspect, a shorted lead to starter. New wheel bearings - wheels not yet falling off. New PAS pump - old one was a recon anyway.
Do do eventually:
Bungle: Needs new wheel bearings - wheels about to drop off. Needs new fuel tank putting on - replacement for jerrycan. Needs MOTing.
Ziggy: Needs MOTing - not urgent, only clocked 10 miles from last one!
Martyn
Another interesting thing is the way we react when we see another Landrover. This happened to us recently on Fraser Island in Australia. We walked around the other LRs to check out where they were from, only to find others doing to the same to our car. It's the equivalent of dogs sniffing each others' bums!
Viviane
I guess it is something of a 'novelty' there - however you now have quite a few 101s which will no doubt be turning a few heads :-)
My dog isn't interested in other dogs bums - but it's impossible to take him for a walk without his head twitching whenever a Discovery passes by.
He firmly believes that the back of a Discovery (any Discovery, not just ours) is his own private safe space - and will attempt to jump into the open back door of any Discovery he finds. This was nearly the case with Tim and Mandy at the recent LRO show...
I've often thought about getting Max his very own membership of the Discovery Owners' Club :-)
Martyn
No, I think my little dog (Jet) cured him of that at Eastnor....
Tiny timid little thing suddenly turned into a snarling wolf when Max came sniffing. The brave chap went and hid behind Martyn!
Tim Hobbs
'58 Series 2 '77 101FC Ambulance '95 Discovery V8i
Same here.
My dog's the same. I've got two rangy's parked out the front and I can say "white one" or "blue one" and he knows which to go for. He loves the
4wd'ing, but he's gotta be 'in' something. When the rangy's not moving, the tent'll do..Macca
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